inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt 
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
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However, children ages 12 and under, including siblings and other relatives, will not be allowed to visit inpatient hospital floors or observation units.
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Visitors ages 12 and under, including siblings and other relatives, will not be allowed on inpatient hospital floors or in the observation units.
—CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Her daughter had been taken away and Victoria had just been evicted from an inpatient drug treatment facility.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
If no agreement is made, patients with UnitedHealthcare admitted at either health system before January 1, 2026, will stay covered at in-network rates through the end of that inpatient admission.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Visitors ages 12 and under, including siblings and other relatives, will not be allowed on inpatient hospital floors or in the observation units.
—CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Her daughter had been taken away and Victoria had just been evicted from an inpatient drug treatment facility.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
If no agreement is made, patients with UnitedHealthcare admitted at either health system before January 1, 2026, will stay covered at in-network rates through the end of that inpatient admission.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inpatient
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“Inpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inpatient. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
Medical Definition
inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
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